Lead Developer
Location: GB, LND, London
Department: IT
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Information Technology and Services
Function: Information Technology

Company profile:
Capoo provide talent consultancy for fast growth digital &amp; tech companies. We are passionate about changing the way in which digital &amp; tech companies approach their talent engagement process. We provide bespoke services, focused on quality and speed, tailored specifically to your needs.

Job description:
About us and our MissionKlappo is an innovative and ambitious startup with a simple mission (which is rather complicated to achieve): help people to improve their health and to be more conscious about what they are buying and eating every day. Our main objective is to become the main point of reference for “structured data” for food.By analysing the ingredient composition of both food recipes and packaged product’s label we want to extract a lot of data and information that is not immediately accessible and that can be used in many different contexts. And this is not valid only for food but also for medicine, cleaning products and cosmetics.Our platform aims to be unbiased, independent, flexible and with a pure algorithmic approach to make as much information as possible available to third party developers via our API.ResponsibilitiesWe are looking for an outstanding developer who wants to apply and stretch their skills in a meaningful, high impact place. You will be working with a small team of bright, creative people who are working hard to achieve our company goal. The person we are looking for will be intuitive, independent and not afraid to challenge received wisdom. You will be an expert Java developer with knowledge and interest in frontend enjoy expressing different things in different tongues.

Requirements:
If this sounds like you, we could be a good fit….You are an experienced developer with a passion for Java &amp; JavascriptYou are confident with Java SE 7, J2EE and also the Spring frameworkYou understand scalability and best practices in building scalable applications.You have knowledge of modular design and test driven developmentYou enjoy working within a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team and explaining your work in simple languageYou’re a motivated self-starter who gets a buzz out of knowing the tools you build will change lives Bonus points:You have a portfolio of software, web and mobile applications that you are proud of, and at least one of them has a large number of usersYou have experience in Semantic Web technologies like OWL, RDF, SPARQL and JENAKnowledge of the following would be a big advantage:Technologies: Java Persistence API 2.1, Spring data, Hibernate, EclipseLink, JPA 2.1, query languages JPQL/HQL, GlassFish, Tomcat, Jetty, Maven 3,Testing: JUnit, TestNG, Mockito, PowerMock, ArquillianWeb: HTML5Databases: MongoDB, Google Data StoreMobile: iOS, AndroidYou have a demonstrable interest in Natural Language ProcessingYou know about open source and contribute to one or more projectsYou might be...In a comfortable job but really wanting to take on a new challenge. You’ve been waiting for the right idea to come along. This is that idea.You’ve built and left your first startup. You miss the cut and thrust of a startup, where you are part of a small team of motivated, aligned and hungry dreamers, and your decisions influence everything. You are looking for your next start up. This is that start up.A freelancer who has done everything for everyone, now looking for an environment where you are a permanent team member, inspired by the people you work with, and want to better yourself all the time. This is that environment. 

Benefits:
What you’ll get:A competitive startup salaryThe opportunity to work alongside an incredible group of change-makers from the world of media, medicine and business (our advisory board)A working life that is challenging yet balanced, thoughtful but focused on delivery, and will keep you engaged every single day